English Midterm; Chapters 1-23 The Writers World

What you are writing about

Intended reader (classmates, boss, coworkers, and so on)

Writing for a limited period of time without stopping

Is like free writing except that you create a list of ideas, and you can take the time to stop and think when you create your list

Is like drawing a word map; ideas are arranged in a visual image

Is a book, a computer file, or a blog where you record your thoughts, opinions, ideas, and impressions

A binder or an electronic file folder where you keep samples of all your writing

Is a series of related sentences that develop one central idea

States the topic and introduces the idea the writer will develop

Makes a point about the topic and expresses the writers opinion, attitude, or feeling

The facts and examples that provide the reader with interesting information about the subject matter

When all of an effective paragraphs sentences directly relate to and support the topic sentence

When you arrange details according to the sequence in which they have occured

When you arrange the supporting details of a paragraph into a logical sequence; from most important to least important

Is a map s hoping the paragraphs main and supporting ideas

When you modify your writing to make it stronger and more convincing; look for faulty logic, poor organization, or poor sentence style then rewrite

When you proofread your final drafts for errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics

Unity, adequate support, coherence, style, technical errors

Linking words or phrases, and they ensure that ideas are connected smoothly

When you write including specific examples to clarify your main point

When you tell a story about what happened; you generally explain events in the order in which they occurred, you include information about when they happened and who was involved in the incidents

Creates vivid images in the readers mind by portraying people, places, or moments in details

A series of steps done in chronological order

When you explain the meaning of a word

You sort a subject into more understandable categories

A visual representation of the main topic and its categories

Explains why an event happened or what the consequences of such an event were

You take a position on an issue and attempt to defend it

Statements that can be verified in some way

Another type of fact

Sometimes experts express this about an issue

Can help you organize your thesis statement and supporting ideas before you write your first draft

Introduces the subject of your essay and contains the thesis statement; will capture the readers attention and make him/her want to read on

A final paragraph that rephrased the thesis statement and summarizes the main points in the essay

When you revise you ensure that there are enough details and examples to make your essay strong and convincing; include examples, statistics, quotations, and anecdotes

When you revise you ensure that the paragraphs flow smoothly and logically

You describe a personal experience using I or we

You describe what happened to somebody else, and you use he, she, it, or they

Contains a persons exact words; set off with quotation marks

Keeps the persons meaning but not the persons exact words; is not set off by quotation marks

The overall feeling that you wish to convey; tension, joy, nervousness, anger, etc

A comparison using like or as

A comparison that does not use like or as

The act of attributing human qualities to an inanimate object

You look for information that will help you better understand a subject

Contains one or more subjects and verbs, and it expresses a complete thought

Expresses an action or state; either expresses what the subject does or links the subject to other descriptive words. If a sentence is missing a subject or a verb, it is incomplete.

Connects a subject with words that describe it, and it does not show an action; the most common is be

Combines with the main verb to indicate tense, negative structure, or question structure; common forms are be, have, and do

Consists of helping verbs and the main verb

Joins two complete ideas together and show how they are related

Includes most transitional expressions; examples are however and furthermore

A group of words containing a subject and a verb

Describes an action that a subject performs

Has a subject and a verb and can stand alone because it expresses one complete idea

An incomplete senctence

Occurs when two or more complete sentences are incorrectly joined

Has no punctuation to mark the break between ideas

Uses a comma incorrectly to connect two complete ideas

Indicates when an action occurred

Used in everyday conversation, and it may differ according to the region in which you live; unprofessional

The common language generally used and expected in schools, businesses, and government institutions in the US; professional

Has a subject and a verb, but it can or stand alone; “depends” on another clause to be complete

Indicates that an action was in progress at a particulars past moment